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151. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 108

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 108
Title:
Letter no.3164 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter (folios 103-04) relating to his tour of the Gulf and his efforts to mediate in the conflict between Shaikh Sultan bin Saqr of Ra’s al-Khaymah and the tribes of Ḩamrīyah. Anderson writes that the Governor in Council approves of ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 folio

152. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 120

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 120
Title:
Letter no.5036 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter (folio 118) relating to the settlement for a claim between subjects of Koweit [Kuwait] and the Shaikh of Abu Dhabi over a boat. Anderson writes that the Government approves of proceedings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 folio

153. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 127

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 127
Title:
Letter no.134 of 1857 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Political Agent with the Persian Expeditionary Force
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter (folio 121) relating to reports of Wahabee [Wahhābī] movements towards Oman, with the request that Jones do everything in his power to ensure tranquility in the region.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Jan 1857
Extent:
1 folio

154. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 151

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 151
Title:
Letter no.2750 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier covering letter, containing instructions for the Native Agent at Muscat, on what to do in the event of the ill-treatment of British subjects at that port. Anderson writes that the Government approves of Jones’s proceedings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio

155. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 180

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 180
Title:
Letter no.245 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to the whereabouts of a Soor [Ṣūr] inhabitant charged with kidnapping a Somali girl. Jones writes that information from the British Agent at Muscat suggests that the man is now residing in Aden. Appended to Jones’s letter is the translated extract of a letter from the British ...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
18 Aug 1856
Extent:
1 folio

156. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 184

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 184
Title:
Letter no.340 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Brigadier William Coghlan, Political Resident at Aden
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Coghlan’s letter to Jones (folio 183). Jones writes that the British Agent at Muscat will convey direct to Coghlan full details of the case involving the kidnap of a Somali girl by an inhabitant of Ṣūr, who is now believed to be residing at Aden.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
12 Nov 1856
Extent:
1 folio

157. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 189

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 189
Title:
Letter no.149 of 1856 from Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf, to Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay
Scope & Content:
The letter relates to naval resources available in the Gulf for the suppression of the slave trade. Jones writes that, in consequence of the departure of the British Mission from Persia, and the monthly despatch of packets for the Presidency, he has not been able to spare a single vessel for sla...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
25 Apr 1856
Extent:
1 folio

158. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 192

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 192
Title:
Letter no.2795 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter (folios 190-91) relating to measures to check the slave trade from East Africa. Anderson writes that Government approves of his proceedings, and that the Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Navy has been requested to despatch a s...
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
26 May 1856
Extent:
1 folio

159. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 201

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 201
Title:
Letter no.3163 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter regarding the addition of an engagement to the slave trade suppression treaties signed with the Shaikhs of the Arab coast. Anderson writes that Jones’s actions are approved by Government, and that further instructions will follow.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
21 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 folio

160. IOR/R/15/1/157, f 211

Reference (shelfmark):
IOR/R/15/1/157, f 211
Title:
Letter no.3180 of 1856 from Henry Anderson, Secretary to the Government of Bombay, to Commander Felix Jones, Acting Resident in the Persian Gulf
Scope & Content:
The letter is an acknowledgement of receipt of Jones’s earlier letter relating to an African slave who has been despatched to Bombay via steamer, for return to his own country. Anderson writes that Government approves of Jones’s proceedings.
Collection Area:
India Office Records and Private Papers
Languages:
English
Date Range:
23 Jun 1856
Extent:
1 folio